Amber looked at her trembling hand, still feeling the sting from the final winning spike, and then a genuine smile made its way onto her face.
"Yesssss!!!" She let out completely, raising both hands into the air in triumph like a championship athlete. "I won baby!"
Her voice echoed across the rooftop with pure jubilation, weeks of pent-up frustration finally released in this small victory.
All the other girls pouted collectively, their expressions ranging from disappointed to genuinely annoyed.
It seemed like the goddess of fortune had decided to shine her brilliance specifically on Amber today, because she had not only won the intense volleyball fight through sheer determination and skill, but she'd also won the rock-paper-scissors tournament amongst the winning team members afterward.
Double victory, against all odds.
Lucius let out a small sigh of resignation as she made her way out of the water toward him, dripping and grinning like she'd just won the lottery.
